Workplace Democracy Act
Latest action · May 9, 2018 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 9, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Workplace Democracy Act
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act and related labor laws to preserve workers' rights to join labor organizations and engage in collective bargaining. Specifically, it
- prohibits employers from classifying employees as independent contractors or supervisors to avoid employee participation in union activities;
- allows the National Labor Relation Board to certify a union, without a secret election, if it receives the consent of the majority of eligible workers;
- requires employers to begin negotiating with a new union within 10 days of its certification;
- prohibits coercion of employees to to participate in campaign activities unrelated to their job duties;
- requires employers to make disclosures of anti-labor organization activities; and
- repeals provisions allowing states to prevent labor organizations from collecting dues from nonunion workers who benefit from union representation (right to work laws.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 9, 2018 to May 23, 2018; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | May 9, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | May 9, 2018 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | May 9, 2018 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | May 9, 2018 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | May 9, 2018 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | May 9, 2018 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | May 9, 2018 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | May 9, 2018 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | May 9, 2018 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | May 9, 2018 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | May 9, 2018 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | May 9, 2018 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | May 21, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | May 21, 2018 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | May 22, 2018 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | May 23, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred May 9, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 9, 2018Introduced in Senate
- May 9, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48954 | Data.gov: Implementation and Perspectives on Its Functions | Report | May 21, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5728 | Workplace Democracy Act | Identical bill | May 9, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Workplace Democracy Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Business records
- Civil actions and liability
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Federal preemption
- Government information and archives
- Labor and Employment
- Labor-management relations
- National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 9, 2018Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
